1:10 Musselburgh 27 Nov 2009
Balfour Beatty Engineering Services Novices' Handicap Chase
(Class 4) (2m3f193yds) 2m4f Good To Soft 15 fences 1 omitted
1st
£4,553.50 2nd
£1,337 3rd
£668.50 4th
£333.90
Error
| Pos. (Draw) |
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
|
Jockey
Trainer
|
Age | WGT | OR | TS | RPR | MR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 116 | 95 | 56 | 109 | – | |||||
| ch g King's Best (USA) - Place De L'Opera (Sadler's Wells) | ||||||||||
| Tracked leaders, headway on inner approaching 4 out, chased leader before 2 out, ridden and jumped right last, stayed on flat to lead last 75yds (op 5-1) | ||||||||||
|
9 | 103 | 85 | 43 | 93 | – | ||||
| br g Anshan - Real Decent (IRE) (Strong Gale) | ||||||||||
| Tracked leader, left in lead 10th, ridden clear after 3 out, driven last, headed and no extra last 75yds (op 11-1) | ||||||||||
|
6 |
99
1
p
|
75 | 21 | 74 | – | ||||
| b m Taipan (IRE) - Ben Roseler (IRE) (Beneficial) | ||||||||||
| Always prominent, ridden along 4 out, driven after next and kept on same pace (op 28-1) | ||||||||||
|
6 | 1111 | 100 | 43 | 94 | – | ||||
| bb g Turtle Island (IRE) - Warrior Princess (IRE) (Mister Lord) | ||||||||||
| Held up towards rear, steady headway halfway, tracked leaders 6 out, close up 4 out, soon ridden along and weakened after next (op 11-1) | ||||||||||
| 6 | 118 v | 97 | 39 | 91 | – | |||||
| b g Mujahid (USA) - Bajan BlueI (Lycius) | ||||||||||
| Behind, some headway after 11th, ridden along 4 out, staying on when mistake last, never a factor (op 18-1 tchd 20-1) | ||||||||||
|
6 | 116 | 95 | 32 | 90 | – | ||||
| b g Supreme Leader - Discerning Air (Ezzoud) | ||||||||||
| Held up in rear, headway 10th, ridden along before 4 out and soon no impression (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown other than gelding suffered interference from fallers in back straight.) (op 9-2 tchd 4-1) | ||||||||||
|
9 | 111 tb | 97 | 33 | 89 | – | ||||
| b g Rakaposhi King - Anamasi (Idiots Delight) | ||||||||||
| In touch, hampered 10th, headway 5 out, chased leaders next, driven and jumped right and slightly hampered 2 out, soon beaten (op 15-2 tchd 8-1) | ||||||||||
|
8 | 113 t | 92 | – | 44 | – | ||||
| ch g Minster Son (IRE) - Harrietfield (Nicholas Bill) | ||||||||||
| Chased leaders, hit 3rd, ridden along and lost place when hampered 10th, behind after | ||||||||||
|
7 | 108 | 88 | – | – | – | ||||
| b g Octagonal (NZ) - Daraydala (IRE) (Royal Academy) | ||||||||||
| In rear when hampered and brought down after 4th (op 50-1) | ||||||||||
|
5 | 111 | 90 | – | – | – | ||||
| br g Key Of Luck (USA) - Tango Two Thousand (IRE) (Sri Pekan) | ||||||||||
| In rear when stumbled and fell after 4th | ||||||||||
|
8 |
99
2
|
75 | – | 68 | – | ||||
| ch g Rock City (IRE) - Blooming Spring (IRE) (Strong Gale) | ||||||||||
| In touch, headway to chase leaders halfway, ridden along before 4 out, driven next, hampered 2 out, weakening when fell last (op 13-2) | ||||||||||
| 6 | 115 | 94 | – | – | – | |||||
| b g Rock City (IRE) - Bally Small (Sunyboy) | ||||||||||
| Led, blundered 7th, hit next, fell 10th (op 11-1) | ||||||||||
|
9 | 119 | 101 | – | – | – | ||||
| br g Lahib (USA) - Bob's Girl (IRE) (Bob Back) | ||||||||||
| Held up, hit 2nd, steady headway to track leaders when badly hampered and unseated rider 10th (op 15-2 tchd 11-2) | ||||||||||
- 13 ran Off time: 1:10:00 Winning time: 5m 4.70s (slow by 17.70s) Total SP: 115%
- 1st owner: John Macgregor (Dar Es Salaam) 1st breeder: Cliveden Stud Ltd
- 2nd owner: John Wade (Persian Prince)
- 3rd owner: Alex and Janet Card (Janal)
- Tote win: £5.30 PL: £2.70 £4.20 £6.30 Ex: £95.50 CSF: £80.11 Tricast: £1,964.11
